Legal Opinion
Noel v. Airponents, Inc.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided December 23, 1958No. Civ. A. 676-58PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM F. SMITH, District Judge.
This is a suit in admiralty in which the personal representatives of the decedent, as libellants, assert a claim for damages under Section 1 of the Death .on the High Seas Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 761 (First Cause of Action). The matter is before the Court at this time on the motion of the respondent, consistent with exceptions filed herein, to dismiss the libel on the ground that it fails to “state facts sufficient to constitute” a cause of action. The question presented for determination is a novel one in the field of aviation law.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lauritzen v. LarsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Uravic v. F. Jarka Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Wilson v. Transocean AirlinesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1954
- Ruth M. Noel and Wm. H. Frantz, Executors of the Estate of Marshal L. Noel, Deceased v. Linea Aeropostal VenezolanaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
- Higa v. Transocean AirlinesDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1954
3Cited by21 opinions
- Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Dearborn Marine Service, Inc. v. Chambers & KennedyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Weinstein v. Eastern Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
- Middlleton v. United Aircraft CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1960
- Bergeron v. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, NVDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1960
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